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Stephen Spender Quotes

An English poet writes, I think, just for people who are interested in poetry. An American poet writes, and feels that everyone ought to appreciate this. Then he has a deep sense of grievance . . Picture Quote #1

Moments that can never happen again and never lost their wonder Picture Quote #1

Poetry cannot take sides except with life Picture Quote #1

Who live under the shadow of a war, what can I do that matters? Picture Quote #1

When a child, my dreams rode on your wishes, I was your son, high on your horse, My mind a top whipped by the lashes Of your rhetoric, windy of course Picture Quote #1

You drive the landscape like a herd of clouds Moving against your horizontal tower Of steadfast speed. All England lies beneath you like a woman With limbs ravished By one glance carrying all these eyes Picture Quote #1

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Under the olive trees, from the ground Grows this flower, which is a wound. It is easier to ignore Than the heroes’ sunset fire Of death plunged in their willed desire Raging with flags on the world’s shore Picture Quote #1

I’m struggling at the end to get out of the valley of hectoring youth, journalistic middle age, imposture, moneymaking, public relations, bad writing, mental confusion Picture Quote #1

Eye , gazelle, delicate wanderer, Drinker of horizon’s fluid line; Ear that suspends on a chord The spirit drinking timelessness; Touch, love, all senses Picture Quote #1

When a child, my dreams rode on your wishes, I was your son, high on your horse, My mind a top whipped by the lashes Of your rhetoric, windy of course Picture Quote #1

I think continually of those who were truly great Picture Quote #1

So I learned both to accept myself and to aim beyond myself Picture Quote #1

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History is the ship carrying living memories to the future Picture Quote #1

There is a certain justice in criticism Picture Quote #1

All that you can imagine you already know Picture Quote #1

Great poetry is always written by somebody straining to go beyond what he can do Picture Quote #1

Death to the killers, bringing light to life Picture Quote #1

Sometimes when I am writing, I am aware of a rhythm, a dance, a fury, which is as yet empty of words Picture Quote #1

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Far far from gusty waves these children’s faces. Like rootless weeds the torn hair round their paleness Picture Quote #1

When you read and understand a poem, comprehending its rich and formal meanings, then you master chaos a little Picture Quote #1

What we call the freedom of the individual is not just the luxury of one intellectual to write what he likes to write but his being a voice which can speak for those who are silent Picture Quote #1

All one can do is to achieve nakedness, to be what one is with all one’s faculties and perceptions, strengthened by all the skill which one can acquire. And then to stand before the judgement of time Picture Quote #1

Memory exercised in a particular way is a natural gift of poetic genius. The poet above all else, is a person who never forgets certain sense impressions which he has experienced and which he can relive again as though with all their original freshness Picture Quote #1

The greatest of all human delusions is that there is a tangible goal, and not just direction towards an ideal aim. The idea that a goal can be attained perpetually frustrates human beings, who are disappointed at never getting there, never being able to stop Picture Quote #1

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I think continually of those who were truly great... Born of the sun they traveled a short while towards the sun, and left the vivid air signed with their honor Picture Quote #1

Never allow gradually the traffic to smother with noise and fog the flowering of the spirit Picture Quote #1

Whatever happens, I shall never be alone, I shall always have a fare, an affair, or a revolution Picture Quote #1

I’m struggling at the end to get out of the valley of hectoring youth, journalistic middle age, imposture, moneymaking, public relations, bad writing, mental confusion Picture Quote #1

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An English poet writes, I think, just for people who are interested in poetry. An American poet writes, and feels that everyone ought to appreciate this. Then he has a deep sense of grievance . . . (Stephen Spender Quotes) Moments that can never happen again and never lost their wonder (Stephen Spender Quotes) Poetry cannot take sides except with life (Stephen Spender Quotes) Who live under the shadow of a war, what can I do that matters? (Stephen Spender Quotes) When a child, my dreams rode on your wishes, I was your son, high on your horse, My mind a top whipped by the lashes Of your rhetoric, windy of course (Stephen Spender Quotes) You drive the landscape like a herd of clouds Moving against your horizontal tower Of steadfast speed. All England lies beneath you like a woman With limbs ravished By one glance carrying all these eyes (Stephen Spender Quotes) Under the olive trees, from the ground Grows this flower, which is a wound. It is easier to ignore Than the heroes’ sunset fire Of death plunged in their willed desire Raging with flags on the world’s shore (Stephen Spender Quotes) I’m struggling at the end to get out of the valley of hectoring youth, journalistic middle age, imposture, moneymaking, public relations, bad writing, mental confusion. (Stephen Spender Quotes) Eye , gazelle, delicate wanderer, Drinker of horizon’s fluid line; Ear that suspends on a chord The spirit drinking timelessness; Touch, love, all senses... (Stephen Spender Quotes) When a child, my dreams rode on your wishes, I was your son, high on your horse, My mind a top whipped by the lashes Of your rhetoric, windy of course. (Stephen Spender Quotes) I think continually of those who were truly great (Stephen Spender Quotes) So I learned both to accept myself and to aim beyond myself (Stephen Spender Quotes) History is the ship carrying living memories to the future (Stephen Spender Quotes) There is a certain justice in criticism (Stephen Spender Quotes) All that you can imagine you already know (Stephen Spender Quotes) Great poetry is always written by somebody straining to go beyond what he can do (Stephen Spender Quotes) Death to the killers, bringing light to life (Stephen Spender Quotes) Sometimes when I am writing, I am aware of a rhythm, a dance, a fury, which is as yet empty of words (Stephen Spender Quotes) Far far from gusty waves these children’s faces. Like rootless weeds the torn hair round their paleness (Stephen Spender Quotes) When you read and understand a poem, comprehending its rich and formal meanings, then you master chaos a little (Stephen Spender Quotes) What we call the freedom of the individual is not just the luxury of one intellectual to write what he likes to write but his being a voice which can speak for those who are silent (Stephen Spender Quotes) All one can do is to achieve nakedness, to be what one is with all one’s faculties and perceptions, strengthened by all the skill which one can acquire. And then to stand before the judgement of time (Stephen Spender Quotes) Memory exercised in a particular way is a natural gift of poetic genius. The poet above all else, is a person who never forgets certain sense impressions which he has experienced and which he can relive again as though with all their original freshness (Stephen Spender Quotes) The greatest of all human delusions is that there is a tangible goal, and not just direction towards an ideal aim. The idea that a goal can be attained perpetually frustrates human beings, who are disappointed at never getting there, never being able to stop (Stephen Spender Quotes) I think continually of those who were truly great... Born of the sun they traveled a short while towards the sun, and left the vivid air signed with their honor (Stephen Spender Quotes) Never allow gradually the traffic to smother with noise and fog the flowering of the spirit (Stephen Spender Quotes) Whatever happens, I shall never be alone, I shall always have a fare, an affair, or a revolution (Stephen Spender Quotes) I’m struggling at the end to get out of the valley of hectoring youth, journalistic middle age, imposture, moneymaking, public relations, bad writing, mental confusion (Stephen Spender Quotes)